Episode #29. Brett King, Director and Principal Consultant, United Technology
“Organisations need to understand what assets they’re trying to protect and what the value of those assets are, and what they’re trying to protect those assets from.”
— Brett King
Brett King is a lover of all things technology that make our work and social lives more rewarding. He is the Managing Director of two technology businesses that share similar customer objectives of implementing solutions that increase organisational efficiency and effectiveness whilst indentifying and implementing governance and risk management.
During this episode, Brett shares the benefits of integrating security technologies into your organisation. He will explain the three main strategies that organisations with limited budget, resources and knowledge can employ to manage cyber risk. Listen as we discuss managing your risk as a consultant, change management, and the challenges facing regional organtisations. Hear about the power of hiring independent contractors and the difficulties building internal teams.
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Time Stamps:
01:00 - Brett King’s introduction and background
06:08 - Discovering security landscape and needs of security CIO’s
07:47 - “I see it as a very professional thing to do to understand your risks and manage those risks without addressing them.” - Brett King
10:05 - The benefits of Integrating an element of security in the tech space
12:14 - Addressing customers with cyber risk and a limited budget
14:30 - “Organisations need to understand what assets they’re trying to protect and what the value of those assets are, and what they’re trying to protect those assets from.” - Brett King
17:44 - Hiring internal employees vs independent contractors
18:33 - “To have the appropriately trained internal people and to be able to afford them and retain them is a significant barrier to building internal teams.” - Brett King
20:28 - Security in regional Victoria vs. capital cities
22:06 - Best advice for aspiring CIO’s